Overview
Sociology 348: Fighting Back for the Health of It: Sociology of Environment and Health is a three-credit, intermediate-level course that explores the relationship between the impacts of industrial activity on the environments in which people live and work and the health of those exposed to these impacts. It also examines movements pushing for justice for migrant farm workers and preventing violence against health care workers.
Evaluation
Your grade in SOCI 348 is based on the grades you achieve on three tutor-marked assignments and a final examination. To receive credit for SOCI 348, you must achieve a grade of D (50 percent) on the final examination, and a minimum overall course grade of D (50 percent). The weighting of the composite grade is as follows:
| Activity | Weight |
| Assignment 1 | 20% |
| Assignment 2 | 5% |
| Assignment 3 | 35% |
| Final Exam | 40% |
| Total | 100% |
The final examination for this course must be requested in advance and written under the supervision of an AU-approved exam invigilator. Invigilators include either ProctorU or an approved in-person invigilation centre that can accommodate online exams. Students are responsible for payment of any invigilation fees. Information on exam request deadlines, invigilators, and other exam-related questions, can be found at the Exams and grades section of the Calendar.
To learn more about assignments and examinations, please refer to Athabasca University’s online Calendar.
Materials
This course either does not have a course package or the textbooks are open-source material and available to students at no cost. This course has a Course Administration and Technology Fee, but students are not charged the Course Materials Fee.
All required materials for this course, including readings and videos, can be found online.